ETERNUS SF Disk Space Monitor User's Guide - Microsoft(R) Windows Server(TM) 2003/Solaris(TM) Operating System/Linux - 13.0

1.1 Product Overview

This section provides an overview of ETERNUS SF Disk Space Monitor.

1.1.1 Features of this product 

ETERNUS SF Disk Space Monitor is a software product designed to support system infrastructure operation by enabling space monitoring of entire filesystems and databases. It will enable the user to conduct the following types of operation management:

• Automatic notification based on pre-defined thresholds
  ETERNUS SF Disk Space Monitor provides space usage information profiles for disk systems and databases, automatically. Pre-definition of space usage thresholds enables ETERNUS SF Disk Space Monitor to notify administrators as soon as disks and databases reach utilization levels that demand intervention. Administrators can then take the necessary preemptive actions to ensure high space utilization does not threaten stable operation.
• Real-time view of storage space use
  ETERNUS SF Disk Space Monitor provides you with a choice to monitor views and drill-down views that deliver profiled information. You will know the real-time status of your storage capacity through lists and visual aids that will quickly help you comprehend the problem areas. This lets you resolve those problems and recover normal operation in the shortest possible time. Fully auditable archives also let you analyze the background to recent problems and determine future policy from analysis of trends.
• Long-term storage space monitoring
  The "periodic reporting" function in ETERNUS SF Disk Space Monitor delivers you regular space use information in the form of daily, weekly or monthly reports. This provides a more long term system status evaluation and enables a considerable perspective that goes beyond estimating the time of the next potential problem. It lets you determine the most appropriate time for the next storage enhancement.

1.1.2 Function organization 

This section describes the organization of functions provided by ETERNUS SF Disk Space Monitor.

1.1.2.1 Management types 

The different types of management that can be performed with ETERNUS SF Disk Space Monitor can be shown in the following table.

Management type		Overview
Space management		-
-	Filesystem space management	Manages the space of the filesystem for the following platform: Windows Linux Solaris OS
	Database space management	Manages the space of the following middleware: Symfoware Server Oracle Database Server
	User data management	Manages user-specific data (in CSV format), such as job data.

1.1.2.2 Display and analysis functions 

ETERNUS SF Disk Space Monitor provides the following display and analysis functions:

• Monitor view
  This display function enables users to quickly understand the current status of the entire system.
• Drill Down view
  This function displays detailed information when problems occur. In contrast to the Monitor view, which displays summary information, the Drill Down view displays detailed information for each resource.
• Report view
  This window outputs regular reports for periodic reporting and inspection purposes. Three levels of reporting (full system inspection reports, categorized diagnostic reports and detailed reports) are provided depending on the precision of the information and the purpose of the analysis. Reports can be generated in daily, weekly and monthly formats, etc.

1.1.3 Product organization 

The section explains the product organization of ETERNUS SF Disk Space Monitor..

1.1.3.1 Installation types 

ETERNUS SF Disk Space Monitor uses an agent function installed on a managed server to collect information. The information collected by each Agent is then managed collectively by a Manager. The following table explains different installation types.

Installation types	Function
Manager	Collectively manages the information collected by Agents.
Operation Management Client	Connects to a Manager to provide console functions for management and control. As well as being able to operate from a machine where an operation management client is installed, the person conducting operation management can also use a Web browser to connect to an operation management client from another machine to perform management operations. Only Windows can be used as the operation platform. When the Manager platform is Windows, Manager and the operation management client can be installed on the same server.
Agent	Collects space information from within servers.

• Functions equivalent to Agent have been bundled with the Manager
• To use Agent on a Manager make policy settings on the Manager and then use the Console to register the Manager as an Agent. There is no need to install an Agent on the machine.

1.1.3.2 Supported middleware products 

The following table shows the middleware products supported by ETERNUS SF Disk Space Monitor.

Middleware	Platform	V/L	Edition
Symfoware Server	Windows	V6.0	Standard Edition
			Enterprise Edition
			Enterprise Extended Edition
		V7.0	Standard Edition
			Enterprise Edition
			Enterprise Extended Edition
	Solaris	6.0	Standard Edition
			Enterprise Edition
			Enterprise Extended Edition
		7.0	Standard Edition
			Enterprise Edition
			Enterprise Extended Edition
	Linux	V6.0	Standard Edition
			Enterprise Edition
			Enterprise Extended Edition
		V7.0	Standard Edition
			Enterprise Edition
			Enterprise Extended Edition
		8.0	Standard Edition
			Enterprise Edition
			Enterprise Extended Edition
	Linux for Itanium	V7.0L10	Enterprise Extended Edition
		8.0	Enterprise Extended Edition
Oracle Database Server	Windows	9i	Standard Edition
			Enterprise Edition
		10g	Standard Edition
			Enterprise Edition
	Solaris	9i	Standard Edition
			Enterprise Edition
		10g	Standard Edition
			Enterprise Edition
	Linux	9i	Standard Edition
			Enterprise Edition
		10g	Standard Edition
			Enterprise Edition
	Linux for Itanium	10g	Standard Edition
			Enterprise Edition